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'Flawed' plan for waste tyres pulled
Recycling initiative says the minister’s move is good news for the environment and job creation
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June 06, 2025
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A weekend to breathe in
Sun Vacation Club's Lefika Villas in Sun City is a blend of luxury, heritage and nature
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June 06, 2025
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MK party 'will make up with the EFF'
Chief whip Colleen Makhubele says fixing the relationship between the two parties is important for the progressive caucus in parliament
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June 06, 2025
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Water crisis threatens as invasive plants overrun Vaalkop Dam
North West dam is the main source of water for drinking, agriculture and industry, but officials have been 'ignoring' the problem since 2017
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June 06, 2025
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We must all reclaim our information space
More South Africans arrived in the United States this week.
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June 06, 2025
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plants overrun Vaalkop Dam
This was to manage and reduce the spread of the water hyacinth.
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June 06, 2025
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EFF loses fuel levy court challenge
The Economic Freedom Fighters slammed the ruling as setting a dangerous precedent on taxation without oversight and vowed to fight on
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June 06, 2025
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Becoming Sarafina - again
Theatre reignites her soul. And, as Sarafina, Noxolo Dlamini channels truth, trauma and something far greater than herself
6 min |
June 06, 2025
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Let's fall back in love with journalism
The news media is struggling, yet its survival is critical for society - challenging the powerful, bringing news and diverse views. We need you too
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June 06, 2025
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The art of making us listen
Bitter Winter is a reminder that all it takes is two actors, one room and the right words to change the way we see each other
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June 06, 2025
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Climate crisis drives SADC food insecurity
Last week, South Africa hosted the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists in Limpopo, ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit being hosted in Johannesburg later this year. Senior agricultural scientists and policymakers convened to discuss strategies for mitigating disruptions to global agri-food systems and addressing problems in food access and availability.
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June 06, 2025
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League of Arab States’80th anniversary
The founding of the League coincides with the 77th commemmoration of the 1948 Nakba
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June 06, 2025
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Why Boksburg Lake turned red: Acid mine drainage confirmed
The reason the Boksburg Lake on Gauteng's East Rand has turned a startling rusty red is that toxic acid mine drainage (AMD) is seeping into the waterway from the Central mining Basin.
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June 06, 2025
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0.1% of police checked for sex offences
The national register for sex offenders lists more than 32 000 names but only a tiny number of police have been screened against it
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June 06, 2025
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New enclaves recall medieval feudal states
We object to the Afrikaner homelands of Orania and Kleinfontein, but in reality 'private' cities and towns are being established all over South Africa - and in other parts of the world such as Honduras
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June 06, 2025
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Black Circus performance lands in Johannesburg
The Market Theatre is set to ignite conversation and awaken the soul with The Black Circus of the Republic of Bantu, a searing performance art installation by NYC Bessie Award winner Albert Ibokwe Khoza, directed by the acclaimed Princess Zinzi Mhlongo.
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June 06, 2025
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MK leaders welcome Floyd's axing
But there are fears that the former secretary general's tense relationship with senior party figures may limit his effectiveness in parliament
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June 06, 2025
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NGOs count cost of lost US funding
Jobs have been lost and organisations across South Africa and the continent are closing while others are barely surviving the financial crisis
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June 06, 2025
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Looking back in admiration
As staff face retrenchments, a print dinosaur gives three (relative) hatchlings the microphone
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June 06, 2025
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Structures of the forgotten
Dinokana fuses art, history and spirituality to reflect on land, memory and survival
6 min |
June 06, 2025
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Health association takes legal action against NHI Bill
The Health Funders Association this week launched a legal challenge against the National Health Insurance Act, saying it was unaffordable, unworkable and unconstitutional.
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June 06, 2025
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Chris Hani Rail Station Reopens: A Milestone for Cape Town's Central Line and Township Economy
The long-anticipated reopening of the Chris Hani Station in Khayelitsha marks a major milestone in the recovery of Cape Town's Central Line, once the city's busiest and most vital rail corridor.
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June 06, 2025
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Jozi housing crisis like a movie on loop
Abandoned buildings are people's homes and it wouldn't take much to make them safe
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June 06, 2025
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Judge slams 'unintelligible, illogical babble' in gay asylum case
\"Unintelligible, illogical babble.\" This is how a Western Cape high court judge described the reasoning of a home affairs official who rejected an application for asylum by a citizen of Chad who had been imprisoned in his home country for being gay.
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June 06, 2025
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'Trump misled on white genocide'
After talking to white farmers, one of the US president's advisers, Mark Burns, said the genocide claims are false
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June 06, 2025
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Three accused are going to jail but Joslin's fate remains unknown
The judge has handed down sentences but a little girl is still missing and a community's anguish remains raw
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May 30, 2025
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Essay collection presents a tapestry of Africa
Africa has always been marked by difference, globally, and this difference always bears negativity, and tends to perpetuate stereotypes.
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May 30, 2025
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There are new killers on the loose
They come in the form of the shot borer beetle and people who don't appreciate the shade, leaves and flowers of trees in urban areas
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May 30, 2025
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Dragonflies help save ecosystems
As natural sentinels of freshwater resources, the ancient insects signal the health of aquatic ecosystems
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May 30, 2025
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A reflection on two decades
Simphiwe Dana talks about her long career, her legacy and the spirit guiding what could be her final album
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